Wooden Rabbit Hutch Blueprints

week to Tampere

Describe four races trail, played in just 24 hours, it might be boring for the reader; why I'll do a summary of various aspects and curiosity about this trip.
First, I wanted to write about the city: on paper Finland's third largest city, but compared to the Italian cities, I would say that would not even be in the top hundred cities, in a hypothetical ranking. Life is very quiet, lots of green, lots of water, plenty of space, lots of cycling and walking paths, lots of people doing sports, conversely, being a town created by old buildings, has no major attractions or traditions excluding some specific museum . The temperature is cool and a lot of time variable while the sunlight lasts for at least 20 hours! there is a particular area for shopping because the houses are spread over a strip of land surrounded by two lakes, and for this, new shopping centers are built in the suburbs well connected by public transport, with Mary, we used a lot in this regard, I must admit here that everybody pays the ticket as you enter the front door only under the careful control of the driver.

Luck of sports Tampere is to have a couple of woods in the city where they can go to practice many sports: besides the usual running and cycling, the center Kauppi I saw a series of sports teams to practice different types of football, Frisbee, soccer ball with a huge, a variant of baseball, an open gym ....

Not having a map d ' orienteering, I could just practice on this land unknown to me: the area is drawn with white color but it's really hard to run in the middle of this vegetation. It reminded me of the woods of Asiago, with less slope but a variety of stones and rocks to make interesting paper in 2001, on these maps are the courses WOC and it was interesting to observe the locations Internet.

The weekend was a super appointment that I had signs ed in autumn 2009, when I came to the Nordic match for his country and this land I was fascinated by its complexity and the difference from our competition is remarkable. Unfortunately, last year, I was affected and I was not able to express myself better and this year, my challenge was with the wood and not against their opponents, especially Remo which is much more familiar with the land and with the athletes Nordic.

L ' organization is provided by four people who run the whole event: Sari, Jari , Marj and Hannu are everywhere and coordinate a dozen people involved in the siting and timing ; departure times are affected as the meeting of the second and third stage is a little distant and the mass start is divided into three groups is not always respected. About mass start, I confirm they do not like this kind of solution: get in twenty (unless in the sixties as a third stage) on the first point is really a bad feeling bearing in mind that there are wheelchairs and strollers sometimes ... .

On Saturday morning is the first commitment: 20 + 2 at time 110 ', the sky is variable and it's cool. The terrain is typical of this area: stones, rocks, woods with low visibility, the first group of lanterns grossly wrong that I had a Z seen well but in the end I was influenced by many people who assiepavano point of view.

Errors at 9, 12, 17 I have no regrets because I have doubts remained even after the race, I had problems at this stage of time and fortunately the last three answers were easy. Very simple points in time even if the first took me too long to make no hasty reply.

time to eat something in a structure special agreement, and the 15 is part of the time : lanterns from the eight groups of three questions each. The start list is given by the general classification, and then one of the first birth, during the journey also takes a little water, but who is party half an 'hour later he g airy with shower! I really enjoyed myself with this formula: for every error 45 "most of the time taken penalty, in the final standings for every 60" cost a point (ie 200 "total time cost 3 points and 20). In the end, seems to pay more speed rather than accuracy, but the tactics will be studied ....

My performance starts with a call error dictated by the rush (the lady tells me: "You can 't change answer!"), The second group I'm afraid I have another wrong, while the third cluster mistake an easy answer, however, distinguish between the fronds du and fir trees in front of one another is not easy. The fourth stop is terrible (not just for me): two errors! Unfortunately I was unable to set mentally well what ' availment. Here it starts to rain and I even more quickly because I had not brought anything with me (at the start of trial was sunny ...); still the wrong answer to the fifth cluster and then finally a clear path to the end.

sure the experiment was positive but we need special training since the speed of athletes is truly amazing !

Around 19, a new mass start (but everyone!) For 16 points in 80 + 2-time ', at this stage begin to feel the st anchezza and a low blood sugar. I make a mistake in Step 4 to a Z millimimetrica (without glasses because I have lost a lens), but what burns me is the mistake of punching 8 on the 9! I felt it because the physical sensations were the same as when I do that type of error no regrets about the error to the number 7 that I would do so forever. Long queue for the points in time, with the result of get nervous too because of hunger and darkness that is in the points (I'm almost 21!), Respond to questions without conviction but luck helps me in the second answer!

I'll be back at the hotel with a bitter taste for the decline in physical final but aware that it has improved compared to 2009.

On Sunday morning the sun appears in the woods of Tampere but competitors do not trust much to leave their jackets, the race provide for 20 points in 150 + 2-time '. Everything seems to be a good start with the first answer where I was torn between the D and Z (Z Remus says and does the only mistake of the day) but right punzano; black out from 4 to 6: the first two daughters of the same error contours (later write the because ), the six, a kind of cemetery (actually were concrete blocks with iron pole vertical) with a small problem: the lanterns were visible only from the point of view and elbowing you to try with 10-15 people to see 30 feet below the concrete which is right! I finally pulled a little randomly between the two furthest apart. Good sequence to the point 13 (m error at eleven to see why 4 and 5) then Z syndrome at 14 and 15! who does trail knows that if it finds a Z in the first 10 responses will start to worry .... Jokes aside, in both points the answer was pretty obvious, but who knows because I had to find valid reasons to convince me that they were not! Everything ok up to the lantern 20. The two points in time really bad: I count the points where the scene bad or the card is partially concealed. In the first point, I responded to that because on paper, seems silly! in fact the junction was not in the middle of a wood dish but the beginning of the climb ... worse, the second time control where the rock closest to the road was covered with fir trees while the lantern C was laid at the foot of a rock (always in front of others) but small. All legitimate, but which teaches us not to underestimate even in some special lanterns in time.

speech contour is very simple: on paper it is written equidistance 2.5 while in reality I could call them to your liking, I realized that these curves are not drawn to actual size, but in particular to indicate the particular forms of land regardless of their height.

A note on Remus that has been able interpret these curves even though his only mistake was just about used by this object, be noted that, contrary to what many people supported by CO- orienteer , the podium, and its extension , is composed of young people from various nations, a sign that good eyesight and a brain are still not yet worn the difference!

In conclusion, I come home after a relaxing holiday in a cool, conscious that it has improved my relationship with the Finnish rocks but have found a new obstacle in the contour! but I'll take care of this in the next super weekend.

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Itchy After Threading

The art of communicating and

This is a transitional post: I wrote three things to report.

First thing, I'll try to write the next post in google translate so easily able to be as close as possible to what he reads.

Second, the report site Alberto Grilli where you can listen live (Wednesday night) or so registered, the voices and impressions of athletes involved in various activities related to orienteering.

Last night, I did it for action to contribute to very laudable initiative.

Third, the site trailo.it, is publishing an interview with Marit Wiksell, eighteen year old Swedish girl, who answers questions about his relationship with the Stegal trail-orienteering.

Tearing Do To Brazilian Wax

Stone Corva Penicina

Cup Third Italy, that today, on a forest that divides a 4 Italian regions and under a sun, for the first time, summer, being close to home (as the crow flies) and probably O-last event before the Marathon I wanted to make a quick trip to Romagnese.

I remember, years ago, a trip to this area that had not left (to me and Mary) good memories, poor vegetation and rocky area not adequately recognized. This year the paper has been expanded, covering a forest very different from what already mapped, the forest is faster and similar to the Monte Penice and for this reason, in whole, the area offers a good variety of orienteering. The survey looked pretty good although some doubts remain about the color green 2, rilevatosi very fluently, and some parts where the contour lines do not seem to be perfectly matched with reality.

Fortunately, paths are intelligent in the new part, a middle series of points really fast and flowing, while in the slow and colorful some routes that have long left space for a variety of choices, sometimes decisive. It 'a shame that some categories have been distorted by the poor positioning a lantern, I personally went well, but it is not the first time that these things happen in the Italian Cup! the problem is that, eventually, those who remain seared by this problem, remember the race just for that reason ... The organization felt good and, despite the limited space for parking, the meeting has welcomed the 500 starters, once the categories have been merged M20-35-40 and this is exciting for some, demeaning to others!

My trip begins with the long and tortuous route that climbs up to Mount Penice Voghera, fortunately, I start around noon and have time to take it easy with: the downside is that it will be hot! At the start I find that I will not be the last to leave since it was added just behind Nicholas: it was not the first time, I do not involve mentally because we have two very different steps. After the start, I choose an easy question for the first point that I find quickly, well within the paper and three are with Angelo B. that starts two minutes before.

At one point I look for the bottle to wet, but I find that I've lost it! this will be a problem because the race is just to use it .... I lose about half a minute at the exit of four, but travel well; error on more than one minute at 8: 5 meters high and try to arrive in exercising the right, but 50 meters south of the lantern comes from behind Corradini it shows me the error. Even if by design, the next to return the favor as he goes to the east too.

Now they are on pace and I make a mistake going in the direction of 10 come out on a road, later discovered to be the path that runs parallel to the wire, just past the verde3, I decide to use contour lines to reach the right track, at which point I have no problem finding the lantern, although the plot seemed a little high. At ten, Nicholas goes at its own pace while I punzano 11:12 with a few slag mental body. The next point I plan it well, but I put a bit scared when I notice that the Green1 not what I expected: I run smoothly, and when I see Marco Seppi punching my lantern, do not believe in going along to look for who knows what .. . this minute lost was really free! going to 14, is already thinking about long after I choose the route short and risky, if it went well, I would do a lot of time to recover than those who choose the path ... In fact, all is well and finish 15th in the points where I stop on the saddle in search of rock: from top down and Nicholas Rudi, which lead me to the point about ten yards ahead.

I see that the race is over and use the latest energy to be unleashed in the wake of two riders: at 16, the master Trentino disappears into the bushes and find him clinging to the lantern damn many! He runs away and I shot to the neck but do not give Rudi, those last ten meters before the gate .... coming completely out of range but happy about my race until ....

ask around a bit but I find all of which I have wrought! Sassofortino in a race like I did and I won, I might come here in the rear?

cold shower comes from Remo that gives me a time of 4 minutes for the lowest! slowly, from the split, I begin to understand the errors and I have to admit that I was thinking to a more selective, but the differences have made small mistakes that added up together were decisive. Eventually, however, are glad I amused to find that in the end were good and Dario S. Remo (Greeting) and not too little self.

now Finland and O-Marathon.

Boston Terrier Nuter Benfits

Monte San Giovanni al Monte

When I saw this race on the calendar I was immediately pinned to the data: the name "Trentino Cup" might seem pretty anonymous, but I, who had competed on that land I knew what I found. The memory went to the Italian Cup final that year where I won the silver medal in the final standings of the circuit ... but, above all, a good race in the middle of a group of Danes, led by the Mogesen, were really surprised by the beauty of the paper. The fact that the Trent-or had arranged a ultralong convinced me to do but for two reasons: first, to test the leg and the condition in anticipation of the O-Marathon, the second, to remain for a long time on this land where the challenge yourself is the highest level.

About O-Marathon: I wanted to point out that my preparation is not designed for those who knows what purpose, but only from the perspective of a decent finish the third and probably last appearance in the elite (for reasons to ask Stegal). The only "problem" today was the mass start, why not just led, fortunately, the group of runners had a step further and left me only from the first point.

As for the track was (to remedy the problems in the starting line) more middle of the recent Italian Championships ... a sin was to have reserved the technical zone at the beginning of race where the trains and the physical freshness helped to not make mistakes too, and I think that that piece of wood is made to the East! just lose concentration 15 "and has literally lost. That road through the woods was, for many, a lifeline as it has allowed to try to find the lantern to a certain point, running through this maze alone and after an hour's notice would have made the rankings more interesting.

Under the competitive aspect the expectation of a last place was quite justified: while between my master "scalp" is still coveted by anyone, including children the shame to get beat by the "old man" is really huge! the problem is that I can not hide behind my age because the answer is that Rigoni is not much younger .... Rigoni Rigoni but is and has shown trimming a quarter of an hour to two young men who are called Dallavalle and Rass! surprise, but not too much, he reserved the Christine K.: at the start, joking with myself to play the last place and instead were very few who have left behind ...

My trip began Saturday in the same farmhouse where we stayed the previous edition, the zone of Arc offers a very mild climate and for this is invaded by citizens of northern Europe recognizable riding their mountain bikes. Just the town of San Giovanni is one of the goals of this population of cyclists who, after traveling the long winding ascent, mixing with the people of the Guidelines, has made the cost (or perhaps the built-in) the shelter where we ate, as for a plate of pasta waiting time was 30 '.

My race, alone, was not perfect because I made mistakes, in a point, quite avoidable, a feeling (since my splits are unpacked from the composition of my path) I think I lost 10-15 minutes, adding everything.

I have rarely met other MA: surprise, to the point I was overtaken by Vincenzo 12 and another of the many Monteginer, during the second ring met Marco B. and Daniel O., definitely ahead of me but I consoled the posting that I could have. Physically, I feel we're at the limit during the rise in paragraph 24, but watching the final part of the track, I am heartened that the finale was seeing a long descent.

Finally, I can say I really enjoyed it, for those like me, do not take much to satisfy them: just a card and a track committed to taking the head for most of the race time so that they can not see all those negative things that are then taunt at the end of the race. Until next time, St. John!

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How Often Can You Give Double Reds Blood

Livata

middle Italian Championship: the game is historically more participatory, and pending since the distances are not prohibitive and there are batteries in which we play access to the final. That's why, this year, with just 400 members this event is output some resized. Was rather sad to see rankings very short or even with battery useless. I will not be here to analyze the reasons for this phenomenon because everyone has their own idea ....

In M35, the complicity of the establishment of the new M45 category, the entries were not very numerous: 21 athletes at the start of which only 13 in the final! the big names stayed home were at least 5, but commit to this Monte Livata was still thick. Already booked the first two places, Rigoni - Pin, remained the bronze which served as a virtual victory, on paper must be within reach of the new star Dario P. orienteering but, at times, reserve some surprises. In the large group, however, a number of athletes with different characteristics: those who fast but not very technical, some technical, but slow, some both.

The land and the paper are misleading: forest faggetto bottom clean and plain white paper suggests high speeds but the risk is to go out of range and finish, confused, in the middle depressions, hills and glades all similar. The distances are provided immediately too long: 9 kmsf. (End-M35) to go in 30'-35 '(by regulation) mean 4' to kmsf.! maybe, just Rigoni, is able to do this .... For this reason, the master of the knot before the race, It is theorized the podium with 50 M35 '.

But first things first: let's start with Friday afternoon and arrive in Milan at 15 to 24 Subiaco! this could be a reason why not too many orienteers northern Italy have decided to cross the Apennines, this weekend. Saturday morning, the weather forecast is what people like me: cold, light rain, fog, meaning that nobody wants to be outdoors, but all remain holed up in cars and tents in the few companies (I attended the lecture given by 'ErTeam on how to erect a tent ....).

The arrival area is the same as a stage of 5 days a few years ago; The starting point is about twenty minutes with warm-up available.

I try to do some point and I realize that this kind of morphology need for an eye as the contours are not always parallel on the same coast, further attention is required to decipher as a symbol has been used to draw groups of stones and rocks that appear in certain areas, in depression there is still some snow. As mentioned above, this paper there are no major difficulties, if the focus was, conversely, the risk is to waste time if, suddenly, you lose control of their movements. My semi-final is not very difficult: only a few points could make the difference but otherwise there are enough elements that allow for safe navigation.

My race is not the best: quiet part of town, trying not to risk serious mistakes, and I just feel heavy and slow (fortunately that Stegal had the same symptoms during his race ...). I lose more than a minute to 4 where I go along even though I had chosen a good point of attack (the two yellow to SE), all right up to the 11 where he lost almost 2 minutes making me a boy who tries to influence my own lantern .. .. since he comes from that area where I found the point to be there, wondering if I've seen the lantern, I'm going to try few meters to the east.

Bad error to 12: For once I can trust to go to the compass: north, straight for straight! probably because of my lack of familiarity with this tool I'm looking for the lantern to the west too, managing to find two points located a few tens of meters between them. I think I lost about 4 'when we finally cross that has just punched Frizz ... From there, the arrival is a long pull to get back in number of skilled workers.

Despite the cold, once again, I went beyond my threshold with the result that the head went into crisis, I think it is a symptom of poor training at high rates and therefore quite justified. As expected, the thirteen finalists' names were those predicted even if the Bard put his neck .... analyzing the split I realized that Darius P. (The dream) was wrong more than 10 'and then I realized that his physical potential was indeed superior to us all old master "historic."

In other categories the greatest surprises came from representatives of Lazio as they could be inserted between the usual suspects. Afternoon and evening, with Mary and Stegal, passed in Fiuggi, various locations across the scene of events of the past since this area offers an ideal terrain for guidance.

Sunday morning the weather is completely different: bright sun, cool temperatures and loud music to welcome the few tourists Sunday, Stegal takes almost two hours to make the B final and anticipates a mid-ramp that make you sweat a lot. I liked the time when almost all the finalists M35 found themselves talking and joking with each other: each of them gave the maximum, shortly thereafter, to take that bronze could win but the weather showed that gogliardico everyone was calm and enjoy this opportunity.

The course of the final I did not like much: that trattone in half is not much to middle and various routes have enhanced the complexity of the land, perhaps, I am influenced by the locations seen on the international sites, where the middle is a technical race with at least 20-25 points max. 2 minutes! Sunday in the plot, only the 10 to 16 gave the chills the rest of the sections seemed to be more long. Obviously, times have suffered and even Rigoni has managed to stay under 35 'that would be a threshold for making references, and only I knew Seidenari remained below 4' Kmsf. and do not run in M35, then the time reference should be quite different .... not to mention the B final, being reserved to the excluded, should be much shorter! The grid, each 2 ', could be expanded given the few starters: there was no need to bring together three categories to a single track to start all so close.

My test was quite good, marred by two mistakes from about 2 'each: the first point, wrong by more than one person was malicious because the language on yellow paper, which in reality you could see in front of the Swedish, was not what led to the circle when, after the error, I'm back in the points I heard the arrival of "the dream", initially I thought I'd give up the race then, because the time lost was less than two minutes, I thought the length of the race, I immediately decided to make myself overcome by the athlete to Trentino not busting my rhythm and my concentration because its wheelbase is more than one category, I could see him miss the third, among the fields and when to punch, I recommended to run more quietly and focus better on paper. As soon as he disappeared from my view (after) I started my race even though the speed was not crab could keep a steady pace and with fairly minimal errors in the points. To the point seven cruisers and the Bard did not understand a big gap to him .... Remo, who started two minutes ahead of me, not even the shadow.

When Henry is far beyond me that runs with ease irritating, after the central loop ramp fun after the second mistake I made: in paragraph 11, this has also made its victims, followed the language yellow (as above), but I realized that the rock was on the left to search dell'avvallamento ! even here, a couple of minutes lost, but during the ramp to the 12 I saw the silhouette of Remo. Here I have to debunk what they want to display Remo: In recent years, he always comes from the 100 to finish with a ridiculous pace, but this scene is just because its pace is very different in the woods! at the end of the loop I was able to take it but I made a choice for the 17 at risk: instead of up and down I was around the back on the road! I arrived just after the lantern Remo (who chose the other option) but I realized that split from the tour had not paid.

In the end I reached Bussi and I remember the final of the relay a few years ago, always on such land, where he lost the challenge for the silver this time in front of me could not sign their own better! The final results do justice to the forces at work: Rigoni before the duo Pin - Pedrotti (they have almost the same pitch) and master behind the large group of "real" enclosed in minutes.

Eventually, however, were a little too happy with all those who had lost a few seconds of a medal, there were no big surprises but some medals "family" have made it look even smaller than the circus orientation. Return journey still with tails but at least we had fun!

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